Graphautarkeia, or, The Scriptures sufficiency practically demonstrated wherein whatsoever is contain'd in Scripture, respecting doctrine, worship or manners is reduced to its proper head, weighty cases resolved, truths confirmed, difficult texts illustrated and explained by others more plain.

To fear God alone; and none else: the Arguments for it.

Not to fear any els•…•…: or, other fear.

Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, thy exceeding great reward, Gen. 15. 1.

God appeared unto Isaac the same night, and said, I am the God of Abram thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, &c. Gen. 26. 24.

If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations are more than I, how can I dispossess them? thou shalt not be afraid of them: but shalt well remember, what the Lord thy God did unto Pharoah, &c. Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the Lord thy God is among you, a mighty God, and terrible, &c. Deut. 7. 17, 18, 21.

Be strong, and of a good courage; fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he who goeth with thee, he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, Deut. 31. 6, 8. Joshua 1. 5, 6, 7, 9.

I will not be afraid of ten thousand of people, that have set against me round about, Psal. 3. 6. 2 Chron. 20. 15, 16, 17.

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep, for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety, Psal. 4. 8.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou with me, &c. Psal. 23. 4.

The Lord is my light, and my salvation, whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life, of whom shall I be afraid, &c? though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear, &c. Psal. 27. 1, 3.

God is our refuge, &c. therefore will not we fear, though the earth be re∣moved: and though the mountains be carried, &c. Psal. 46. 1, 2.

In God will I put my trust, I will not fear what flesh can do unto me, Psal. 56. 4, 11.

The righteous, &c. shall not be afraid of evil tidings, &c. Psal. 112. 6, 7, 8.

Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the defolation of the wicked when it cometh: for the •…•…rd shall be thy confidence, &c. Prov. 3. 25, 26.

The fear of man bringeth a snare, Prov. 29. 25.

Say ye not a confederacy, &c. neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid, &c. Isa. 8. 12. ch. 7. 3, 4, 5, 6.

Say unto them who are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come, Isa. 35. 4.

Fear thou not, for I am with thee: be not dismayed, for I am thy God, &c. fear not I will help thee, &c. Fear not thou worm Jacob, Ye men of Israel, I will help thee, saith the Lord, Isa. 41. 10, 13, 14.

Thus saith the Lord who created thee, O Jacob, &c. fear not; for I have redeemed thee, &c. when thou passest through the waters, I with thee, Isa. 43. 1, 2, 5.

Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee, &c. is there a God besides me, &c. Isa. 44. 8.

Hearken unto me, ye who know righteousness, &c. Fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be afraid of their revilings; for the moth shall eat them, &c. I am he who comforteth you. Who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall dye, and of the son of man who shall be made as grass, and forgettest the Lord thy maker? Isa. 51. 7, 8, 12, 13.

Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, &c. Jer. 1. 7, 8, 17, 18, 19.

Learn not the ways of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of the heavens; for the heathen are dismayed at them, for the customs of the people are vain, Jer. 10. 2.

Be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, &c. nor be dismay∣ed at their looks, &c. Ezek. 2. 6. chap. 3. 9.

When Christ had told his disciples, what persecutors would do to them, he saith, Fear them not, &c. And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul, Matt. 10. 26, 28. Luke 12. 4.

Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no saith, Mark 4. 40.

We being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, might serve him with∣out fear, Luke 1. 74.

Fear not little flock: for it is your fathers good pleasure to give you the kingdom, Luke 12. 32.

Let not your hearts be troubled, &c. neither let it be afraid, John 14. 1, 27.

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but, &c. Rom. 8. 15.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, 2 Tim. 1. 7.

Moses parents feared not the kings edict; nor did he the kings wrath, Heb. 11. 25, 27.

We may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me, Heb. 13. 5, 6.

If ye suffer for righteousness sake, happy; and be not afraid of their terrour, neither be troubled, but sanctifie the Lord, &c. 1 Pet. 3. 14, 15.

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casteth out fear; because fear hath torment: he who feareth, is not made perfect in love, 1 John 4. 18.

Fear God.

Now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, Gen. 22. 12.

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt command∣ed them, but saved the men-children alive, &c. Therefore God dealt well with the Midwives, &c. Exod. 5. 17, 20, 21.

I will at this time send all my plagues, &c. that thou maist know, that there is none like me in all the earth, &c. He who feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh, made his servants, &c. flee into the hou∣ses, Exod. 9. 14, 20.

Israel saw that great work, of drowning the Egyptians, &c. which the Lord did: and the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord, Exod. 14. 31.

The Sea covered them, &c. Who is like unto thee, O Lord, amongst the Gods (or, mighty ones)? who like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? Exod. 15. 10, 11.

When God appeared upon the mount, with a sound of a trumpet, &c. All the people that was in the camp trembled, Exod. 19. 16, 18.

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless, who taketh his name in vain, Exod. 20. 7.

Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me and live, Exod. 33. 20, 21, 23.

Thou shalt not curse the deaf, &c. but shalt fear thy God: I the Lord, &c. Levit. 19. 14, 32.

Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the Lord your God, &c. Levit. 25. 17, 36, 43.

Did ever people hear the voice of God, &c. as thou hast heard, and live? &c. unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know, that the Lord he is God, there is none else besides him, Deut. 4. 32, 33, 35.

Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, &c. Deut. 6. 13. chap. 10. 20.

Understand therefore this day, that the Lord thy God, he who goeth over before thee as a consuming fire, he shall destroy, &c. Deut. 9. 3.

And now Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, &c? Behold, the heaven, and the heaven of heavens are the Lords, &c. For the Lord your God, is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, and a mighty and terrible, who regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward, Deut. 10. 12, 14, 17.

I, I am he, and there is no God with me; I kill, &c. Neither is there any who can deliver out of my hands, &c. If I whet my glittering sword, &c. Deut. 32. 39, 41.

That all the people of the earth may know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty, that ye might fear the Lord your God for ever, Joshua 4. 24. Deut. 3. 24.

There is none holy as the Lord, &c. the Lord killeth and maketh alive: he bringeth down unto the grave, and bringeth up: the Lord maketh poor, &c. 1 Sam. 2. 1, 6, 7, 8.

Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God! 1 Sam. 6. 20.

Then the earth trembled: the foundations of heaven moved and shook, be∣cause he was wroth; there went up a smoke out of his nostrils, &c. 2 Sam. 22. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.

My servant Job, &c. one who feareth God, and escheweth evil, Job 1. 1, 8.

How should man be just with God! &c. He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened against him, and hath prospered? who removeth the mountains, and they know not: who overturneth them in his anger: who shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble: who com∣mandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealed up the stars: who alone spread∣eth out the heavens, &c. Job 9. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.

Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty? Job 11. 7, 8, 9, 10.

The Lord hath wrought this: in whose hand is the soul (or, life) of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind, Job 12. 9, 10.

Will you speak wickedly for God, &c? shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you? Job 13. 7, 8, 11.

And unto man he said, Behold the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, Job 28. 28.

God said to Job, None is so fierce; who dare stir him up? (speaking of a creature) Who then is able to stand before me? Job 41. 10.

Stand in awe, and sin not, Psal. 4. 4.

Who is the king of glory? the Lord of hosts, he is this king of glory, Psal. 24. 10.

What man is he who feareth the Lord? him he shall teach in the way which he shall choose, &c. The secret of the Lord is with them who fear him, and he will shew them his Covenant, Psal. 25. 12, 13, 14.

O! how great is thy goodness which thou hast laid up for them who fear thee! Psal. 31. 19.

He gathereth the waters of the sea together, &c. Let all the earth fear the Lord, let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him; for he spake and it was done, &c. Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them who feareth him, &c. Psal. 33. 6, 7, 8, 9, 18.

The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them who fear him, and delivereth them, &c. O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want un∣to them who fear him, &c. hearken unto me, I will teach you the fear of the Lord, Psal. 34. 7, 9, 11.

The transgression of the wicked, saith, within my heart, there is no fear of God before his eyes, Psal. 36. 1.

He uttereth his voice, the earth melteth, Psal. 46. 6.

The Lord most high is terrible, he is a great king over all the earth, Psal. 47. 2.

Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God, Psal. 55. 19.

To him who rideth upon the heavens of heavens of old; lo he doth send (or, give) out his voice, a mighty voice, &c. His excellency over Israel, and his strength in the clouds (or, heavens): O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places, Psal. 68. 33, 34, 35.

At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a deep sleep. Thou, thou art to be feared; and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry? &c. The earth feared and was still, Psal. 76. 6, 7, 8.

Surely his salvation is nigh them who fear him, Psal. 85. 9.

Before the mountains were, &c. even from everlasting to everlasting thou art God: Thou turnest man to destruction, and sayest, Return ye children of men. Who knoweth the power of thine anger! even according to thy fear, is thy wrath, Psal. 90. 2, 3, 11.

The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with Majesty; the Lord is clothed with strength, &c. Thy throne is established of old, thou from everlasting, &c. The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, Psal. 93. 1, 2, 4.

The Lord, a great God, and a great King above all gods, Psal. 95. 3. Psal. 135. 5, 6, 7.

The Lord is great, &c. he is to be feared above all gods, &c. The Lord made the heavens; honour and majesty are before him, &c. fear before him all the earth, Psal. 96. 4, 5, 6, 9.

A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about; his lightnings enlighteneth the world: the earth saw, and trembled; the hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth, Psal 97. 3, 4, 5, 9.

The Lord reigneth, let the people tremble: He sitteth between the Che∣rubins; let the earth be removed (or, stagger): the Lord is great in Zion, he is high above all people; let them praise the great and terrible name, it is holy, Psal. 99. 1, 2, 3.

As the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his mercy towards them who fear him, &c. As a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them who feareth him, &c. The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting, unto them who fear him, Psal. 103. 11, 13, 17.

He hath given meat unto them that fear him, &c. Holy and reverend is his name. The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, Psal. 111. 5, 9, 10.

Tremble thou earth, at the presence of the Lord; at the presence of the God of Jacob: who turneth the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of water, Psal. 114. 7, 8.

He will bless them who fear the Lord, small and great, Psal. 115. 13.

He will fulfil the desire of them who fear him: he also will hear, &c. Psal. 145. 19.

The Lord taketh pleasure in them who fear him, &c. Psal. 147. 11.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledg, Prov. 1. 7. Chap. 9. 10.

Fear the Lord, and depart from evil, Prov. 3. 7.

In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence, &c. it is the fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death, Prov. 14. 26, 27.

Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures, &c. Prov. 15. 16.

By the fear of the Lord, men depart from evil, Prov. 16. 6.

Let not thine heart envy sinners; but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long, Prov. 23. 17.

Whatsoever God doth, it shall be for ever, &c. and God doth it that men should fear before him, Eccl. 3. 14.

It shall be well with them, who fear God, who fear before him, Eccl. 18. 12.

The Lord alone shall be exalted in that day, &c. And they shall go into the holes, &c. for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his Majesty: when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth, Isa. 2. 17, 19, 21.

I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, &c. and one cryed unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory, &c. then said I, Wo is me, &c. because I, a man of unclean lips, &c. have feen the King the Lord of Hosts, Isa. 6. 1, 3, 5.

Sanctifie the Lord of Hosts himself, and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread, Isa. 8. 13.

The Lord of Hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I thought, so shall it come to pass, and as I have purposed, it shall stand, &c. The Lord of Hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back? Isa. 14. 24, 27.

Thou hast made of a city an heap, &c. therefore shall the strong people glorifie thee; the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee, Isa. 25. 1, 2, 3.

Who would set the briers and thornes against me in battel? &c. I would burn them together, Isa. 27. 4.

Forasmuch as this people draw near unto me with their mouth, &c. and their fear towards me is taught by the precept of men; therefore, &c. They shall sanctifie my name, and sanctifie the holy one of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel, Isa. 29. 13, 14, 15, 23.

Behold, the Lord God will come, &c. who hath measured the waters in the hallow of his hand, and meeted heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, &c. behold, the nations as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the ballance; behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing, &c. all nations before him are as nothing, Isa. 40. 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.

I the Lord the first, and with the last, I am he; the isles faw it, and feared, the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, &c. Isa. 41. 4, 5.

The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool; where is the house? Isa. 66. 1. Act. 7. 48, 49, 50.

Know therefore and see, that it is an evil and bitter thing, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, Jer. 2. 19.

O foolish people, &c. fear ye not me, saith the Lord? Will ye not trem∣ble at my presence? Who hath placed the sands, for the bounds of the Sea, by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it, &c. But this people hath revol∣ted, &c. neither say they in their hearts, Let us now fear the Lord our God, who giveth rain, &c. Jer. 5. 21. 22, 23, 24.

None like unto thee, O Lord: thou great, and thy name great in might; who would not fear thee, O King of nations! for to thee it appertaineth, &c. The Lord is the true God, he the living God, an everlasting King; at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation, &c. Jer. 10. 6, 7, 10. 12, 13. Dan. 2. 20, 21, 22, 47. Chap. 4. 17, 32.

O house of Israel, cannot I do with you, as this potter, saith the Lord? behold, as the clay in the potters hand, so ye, in my hand, O house of Israel, Jer. 18. 6.

Can any hide himself in secret praces, that I shall not see him, saith the Lord? Do not I fill heaven and earth, &c? Jer. 23. 24.

The great, the mighty God, the Lord of Hosts is his name: great in coun∣sel, and mighty in work, &c. I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, &c. I will put my fear into their hearts. Jer. 32. 18, 19, 39, 40.

The Lord shall utter his voice before his army, &c. for the day of the Lord is great, and very terrible, and who can abide it? Joel 2. 11.

God is jealous, the Lord revengeth, &c. He rebuketh the Sea, and maketh it dry, &c. The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, &c. Nahum. 1. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

If I be a master, Where is my fear, &c? I am a great King, saith the Lord of Hosts; and my name is dreadful amongst the heathen, Mal. 1. 6, 14.

I will be a swift witness against the sorcerer, &c. And fear not me, saith the Lord of Hosts, &c. A book of remembrance was written before him, for them who feared the Lord, and that thought of his name. And they shall be mine, saith the Lord, Mal. 3. 5, 16, 17.

But unto you, who fear my name, shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings, and ye shall grow, &c. Mal. 4. 2.

Fear him, who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell, Mat. 10. 28.

His mercy is on them who fear him, from generation to generation; he hath shewed strength, &c. He hath put down the mighty, &c. Luke 1. 50, 51, 52, 53.

The most High, dwelleth not in temples made with hands, &c. Heaven is my throne, &c. Hath not my hand made all these things? Acts 7. 48, 49, 50.

The Churches were edified, and walked in the fear of the Lord, Acts 9. 31.

In every nation, he who feareth him, &c. is accepted with him, Acts 10. 35.

God, who made the world, and all things therein, seeing he is God, &c. Acts 17. 24, 25, &c.

All things are naked and open unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do, Heb. 4. 13.

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God, Heb. 10. 31.

Let us have grace whereby we may serve God acceptably, with reverence and godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire, Heb. 12. 28, 29.

Pass the time of your sojourning here in fear, 1 Pet. 1. 17. 2 Cor. 7. 1.

Fear God, 1 Pet. 2. 17.

Fear God, and give glory to him, for the hour of his Judgment is come, Rev. 14. 7.

Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty, &c. Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorifie thy name? for thou only art holy, Rev. 15. 3, 4.